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eeePC 701 Tablet Mod
Mar 10th
The ASUS Eee PC 701 is back yet again with yet another slate tablet mod purposely made for those occasions where the modder wanted to verify actor roles at IMBD in front of the TV. He bought a used Eee PC 701 and touchscreen kit off of Ebay and proceeded to hack the innards with details that go over my head. He is going the Linux route and I’d be pretty interested to see that how goes with a touch screen.
Just a couple of pictures for now but I’m hoping he’ll add some more stuff to see.
Source: Eee User Forums and MikeJose
SSDs on the cheap from Intel and Kingston, your netbook will thank you
Jan 14th
One of the easiest ways to bump the speed of your netbook is to replace the hard drive from the platter-based HDD to a flash-based SSD. It gives you a speedier boot as well as faster application launching to keep its performance at par with your main computer.
Kingston announced that they will be including a cheaper, smaller SSD under the Kingston SSDNow V+ line. The SSD will be 2.5″ 30GB and will give you 180MB/s read speed and 50MB/s write speed. It’s going to be available in February and will be just $79.99 after rebates.
Intel is also offering a smaller capacity 40GB SSD under their X25-V Value line. It has a slower speed (170MB/s read, 35MB/s write) but it is already available now for ordering. You can grab it at Amazon for around $120.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
SSDs on the cheap from Intel and Kingston, your netbook will thank you
RCA Airnergy charges via WiFi, even on password-protected hotspots
Jan 12th
Finally, some one figured out a way to use WiFi as a power source! RCA has this nifty device called the Airnergy that can convert WiFi signals into power for charging your devices. It’s been tested on a RIM BlackBerry and charged it from 30% to 100% in 1.5 hours.
While the unit displayed only shows a miniUSB connector, I’m pretty sure they’ll wise up and include a miniUSB port rather than a plug so you can charge other devices. The amazing thing is even locked networks can provide power as long as it’s transmitting. Maybe even those hidden SSID ones.
RCA has mentioned that they are planning to develop batteries with this technology. Think about it, if this keeps up, we can power netbooks all day by just hanging around Starbucks or McDonald’s. There’s some qualms about it literally sucking up and interfering with hotspots so I hope they sort out the kinks before this goes to market.
It’s going to be available this summer for the low, low price of $40.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
RCA Airnergy charges via WiFi, even on password-protected hotspots
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